Show 1971 Tornadoes The unusually early appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of severe tornadoes strongly indicates 1971 is to tobe tobe tobe be a bad year for these sneaky devastating storms Weather are predicting this years year's number of tornadoes will exceed which claimed 73 lives already the death toll in 1971 is THERE IS no certain time in which tornadoes strike but they occur most frequently in late afternoon and early evening evening evening eve eve- ning and in the states between between between be be- tween the and Appalachians Appalachians Ap Ap- Ap- Ap ans Only in recent years have weather experts known enough about these storms and had the facilities to issue timely timely timely time time- ly warnings and these have been of value in 1971 BUT WARNINGS are often not enough because of the suddenness suddenness suddenness sud sud- denness of the approach of tornadoes difficulties in gaining gaining gaining gain gain- ing protection from them and the long time period warnings must often cover The official tornado season begins in March and lasts approximately three months according to weather officials Safety suggestions from them are to find refuge in the basement basement basement base base- ment of homes or the center part of the ground floor to open all windows but stay away from them REINFORCED masonry buildings are seldom damaged by any but the worst of these storms Wooden homes and buildings are sometimes completely completely completely com com- devastated by them |